> I'll be a bit less polite and a bit more to the point. > > If Unix systems didn't insist upon scattering files all the hell over > /etc, /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/lib, /usr/local/include, > /var/share/mybunghole, /opt/local/stupidlib, etc. etc...
Anyone interested in _why_ un*x systems use this structure, take a look at the FHS (Filesystem Hierarchy Standard) project at http://www.pathname.com/fhs/
A lot of it has to do with managing networks of machines in a professional environment, which is why it seems pointless to a single workstation installation for a home user. However it does help to understand that there are reasons, even if they're not particularly relevant to a home desktop.
That's also not to say that packagers get it right, of course...
Kev.
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